Taxidea

Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839

Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838 (6): 153; TS: Meles labradorius Gmelin

Taxidea; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1778) SW.Canada - C.Mexico (grasslands, arid land). See [maps] American Badger
- Taxidea taxus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- T. t. taxus SW.Ontario (Rainey River District), Great Plains of (Manitoba, Saskatchevan, Alberta) - N.Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
  - Ursus taxus Schreber, 1778; Die Säugthiere ..., vol. 3: 520; TL: Labrador and Hudson Bay
  - Meles labradorius Gmelin
  - Taxidea americana americana True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609
  - Taxidea taxus jeffersonii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Taxidea taxus marylandica; [CoL]
  - Taxidea taxus taxus; [LNAM], 747; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Taxidea taxus; Rhoads, 1894, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 46: 524
- T. t. jacksoni Schantz, 1946 S.Wisconsin, S.Minnesota
  - Taxidea taxus jacksoni Schantz, 1946; Journ. Mamm., 26 (4): 431; TL: Four miles east of Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
  - Taxidea taxus jacksoni; [LNAM], 747; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- T. t. iowae Schantz, 1947 Iowa
  - Taxidea taxus iowae Schantz, 1947; Journ. Mamm., 28 (3): 287; TL: Near Clarion, Wright Co., Iowa
  - Taxidea taxus iowae; [LNAM], 747
- T. t. dacotensis Schantz, 1946 S.Dakota (badlands)
  - Taxidea taxus dacotensis Schantz, 1946; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 59: 81; TL: Folsom, Custer Co., S.Dakota
  - Taxidea taxus dacotensis; [LNAM], 748
- T. t. montana Schantz, 1950 Montana, Wyoming, N.Colorado
  - Taxidea taxus montana Schantz, 1950; Journ. Mamm., 31 (1): 90; TL: 35 miles S of Dillon, Beaverland Co., Montana
  - Taxidea taxus montana; [LNAM], 748
- T. t. merriami Schantz, 1950 Kansas
  - Taxidea taxus merriami Schantz, 1950; Journ. Mamm., 31 (1): 92; TL: Banner, Trego Co., Kansas
  - Taxidea taxus merriami; [LNAM], 748
- T. t. kansuensis Schantz, 1950 E.Kansas
  - Taxidea taxus kansuensis Schantz, 1950; Journ. Mamm., 31 (1): 346; TL: 4 miles SE of McLouth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas
  - Taxidea taxus kansuensis; [LNAM], 748
- T. t. berlandieri Baird, 1858 Texas, New Mexico, NW.Colorado, S.Utah, Arizona, N.Baja California
  - Taxidea berlandieri Baird, 1858; in Rep. Expl. Suvr. Railr. to Pacific, Mammals, 8 (1): 205; TL: Llano Estacado, Texas, near border of New Mexico
  - Taxidea taxus phippsi Figgins, 1918; Proc. Colorado Mus. Nat. Hist., 2 (2): 1; TL: NE of Chromo, Archuleta Co., Colorado
  - Taxidea americana berlandieri; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609
  - Taxidea taxus berlandieri; Allen, 1895, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 7: 256; [LNAM], 748; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- T. t. littoralis Schantz, 1949 S.Texas (coastal area)
  - Taxidea taxus littoralis Schantz, 1949; Journ. Mamm,. 30 (3): 301; TL: Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas
  - Taxidea taxus littoralis; [LNAM], 748
- T. t. apache Schantz, 1948 SE.Arizona, NE.Sorona
  - Taxidea taxus apache Schantz, 1948; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 61: 175; TL: San Pedro River, Arizona and Sonora
  - Taxidea taxus apache; [LNAM], 749
- T. t. sonoriensis Goldman, 1939 S.Sonora
  - Taxidea taxus sonoriensis Goldman, 1939; Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 29: 300; TL: Camoa, Rio Mayo, about 15 miles above Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
  - Taxidea taxus sonoriensis; [LNAM], 749
- T. t. hallorani Schantz, 1949 SE.Nevada - SE.California, Arizona, NE.Baja California, NW.Sonora
  - Taxidea taxus hallorani Schantz, 1949; Journ. Mamm,. 30 (3): 302; TL: Castle Dome Mountains, Kofa Game Range, Yuma Co., Arizona
  - Taxidea taxus hallorani; [LNAM], 749
- T. t. halli Schantz, 1951 S.Nevada, S.California
  - Taxidea taxus halli Schantz, 1951; Journ. Mamm., 32 (1): 127
  - Taxidea taxus nevadensis Schantz, 1949; Journ. Mamm,. 30 (3): 304 (preocc. Taxidea nevadensis Butterworth, 1916); TL: White Sage Flat, between Desert Range and Sheep Range, Desert Game Range, Clark Co., Nevada
  - Taxidea taxus halli; [LNAM], 749
- T. t. neglecta Mearns, 1891 Baja California - E.Oregon
  - Taxidea americana neglecta Mearns, 1891; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 3: 250; TL: Fort Crook, Shasta Co., California
  - Taxidea taxus neglecta; Miller & Rehn, 1901, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 30: 218; [LNAM], 749
- T. t. infusca Thomas, 1898 Baja California (peninsula)
  - Taxidea taxus infusca Thomas, 1898; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1897 (4): 899; TL: Santa Anita, Baja California, Mexico
  - Taxidea taxus infusca; [LNAM], 749

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Allen, 1895
On a collection of mammals from Arizona and Mexico, made by Mr. W. W. Price, with field notes by the collector Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 7 : 193-258
[LNAM]; Miller & Kellog, 1955
List of North American Recent Mammals U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 205 : 1-953

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